My Training & Education Background

I am a student of the cosmos. As much as what I offer has been shaped by the certifications I have worked for, it is mostly shaped by my own life experiences. Without the experiences I’ve gone through of my own share of pain and suffering, I could not relate to any of my clients. Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. However, in an effort to build trust, I do list my certifications here in full transparency.
Keep in mind when researching professionals to work with, the certification does not make the practitioner. What makes the practitioner is an ability to surrender into presence, connection, care, and moment-to-moment attunement with the person in front of them.
And no matter how much one studies, one can never know it all. Every subject to be studied holds an element of grand mystery — a bottomless well which could be explored for many lifetimes.
I consider myself a forever student, and will continue my studies with humility and reverence. This page will be updated as time allows.
My Training
- C-IAYT Yoga Therapist; Completed certification 2019, in private practice since 2016. Member, International Association of Yoga Therapists
- 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training through Holistic Yoga School
- 600-hr Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist certification
- Levels I, II and III, 20 days
- Supervised Practicum for 1-on-1 therapeutic sessions, 9mos
- Yoga Philosophy, 5 days
- Anatomy and Physiology for Yoga Therapists, 6 days
- Additional IAYT courses through Phoenix Rising:
- Group Facilitator Training, 8wks
- Chakras and the Subtle Body, 9wks
- Introduction to Ayurveda, 13wks
- Additional Mentoring for Yoga Teachers, 3mo. supervised practicum
- Yoga for Arthritis with Steffany Moonaz PhD, 5 days
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, completed certificate 2019
- 250+ hours including 12+ personal sessions and 18+ consultations
- Faculty: Linda Stelte, Joshua Sylvae PhD, Raja Selvam PhD, Dave Berger and Lael Keen
- Additional consultations with Peter Levine PhD, Twig Wheeler, Ana Do Valle
- Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Mate PhD and Sat Dharam Kaur, 1 year, 2019-2020
- Touch & Bodywork trainings:
- SE Advanced Training in Touch Coherence, 6 days, 2018
- Reiki Level I and II, 2 days, 2014
- Seido Bio-Energy Therapeutics Level I, 5 days, 2013
- Introduction to SourcePoint workshop, 2hrs, 2016
- Roll Model Practitioner (RMP) Certification, 5 days, 2021
- Reflex Integration for Trauma Recovery: MNRI Stress Resilience Introductory Program, 4 days, 2022
.Further Education
- Additional Yoga studies:
- 300-hour Nectar of Yoga: Illumination with Kaya Mindlin C-IAYT, (2021-24)
- Vāstu: Vedic Design, Architecture and Āsana
- SRY Fundamentals Training
- Healing Hypermobility Training
- Nectar of Nidrā Training
- Nectar of Time Membership
- Supreme Subtle Body
- Private Mentorship with Kaya
- Ongoing weekly Jyotisha study with Penny Farrow (2022-)
- Hasta Samudrika with Claudia Anfuso (2024-)
- Chakras Illuminated: The Original Function of the Chakra Systems of Tantrika Yoga, 4 weeks, 2021
- Practicing In the Curve: Community Conversations with Molly Lannon Kenny (weekly) 2020-2021
- Vedanta & Sacred Embodiment studies with Shāradā Devī and Devi School (2024-)
- Ayurveda Demystified and Applied with Nidhi Pandya (6 months, 2024-25)
- 300-hour Nectar of Yoga: Illumination with Kaya Mindlin C-IAYT, (2021-24)
- Advanced Somatic Experiencing courses:
- Yoga and Psyche with Marianna Caplan PhD, 3 days 2017
- Advanced practitioner Integration with Kathy Kain PhD, Maggie Phillips PhD and Caryn Scotto D’Luzia, 2 days, 2016
- The Neurophysiology of Early Trauma
- Repairing Early Trauma by Working with Fragmentation
- Neurobiology of Shame and Somatic Shame Resolution
- Other courses:
- Healing Cycles of Harm with Rosa Cabrera, Tony Olivier and Sage Hayes, 8 weeks, 2020
- Animist Psychology with Daniel Foor (Ancestral Medicine), 8 weeks, 2020
- Before we were white: Ancestral recovery for collective liberation (White Awake), 6 weeks, 2020
- Certified Graphoanalyst through IGAS, 1 year, 2009
- Safe and Sound Provider through Integrated Listening Systems, 3 hours, 2021
- SEGAN The Sensory Mosaic of Healing: A Portal Into Transformation with Ana do Valle, 5 days, 2021